26 CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN ICHTHYOLOGY III. 



2G. CERATICHTHYS BIGUTTATUS (Kirt.) Baird. 



The common Horned Chub is very abundant in all the tributaries of 

 the Saluda. 



Genus SEMOTILUS Bafinesque. 

 27. SEMOTILUS CORPORALIS (Mit.) Putn. 

 This common species occurs in the tributaries of the Saluda. 



CATOSTOMTD^E. 



Genus MYXOSTOMA Bafinesque. 



(Moxostoma and Teretulus Raf. ; PtycJiostomus Ag.) 



28. MYXOSTOMA CERVINUM Cope. 



Teretulus cervinus COPE (1868), Journ. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phila. 235. 

 Ptycltostomus cervinus COPE (1870), Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. 478. 



This little Sucker is exceedingly abundant in the Saluda, Reedy, and 

 Eunoree. It abounds in rapids and rocky shoals, and is popularly known 

 as u Jump-rocks 7 ', from itshabit of leaping from the water. It is not much 

 valued, except by negroes, small boys, and naturalists. The black outer 

 margin of the dorsal is a characteristic color-maik. 



29. MYXOSTOMA PAPILLOSUM (Cope) Jor. 



Ptychostomus papillosus COPE (1870), Proc. Ain. Philos. Soc. 470. 



A few specimens of this peculiar species were taken in Saluda River. 

 Professor Cope found it abundant in the Oatawba and Yadkiri Rivers. 



30. MYXOSTOMA VELATUM (Cope) Jordan. 



Phjclwstomm collapsus COPE (1H70), Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. 471. 



We obtained no specimens of this widely diffused species in any of 

 the Southern rivers. Professor Cope found it in the Neuse, Yadkin, 

 and Catawba. 



31. MYXOSTOMA COREGONUS (Cope) J. & B. 



Ptychostomus coregonus COPE (1870), Proc. Ain. Phil. Soc. 472. 



The " Blue Mullet" was found very abundant in the Catawba and 

 Yadkiii Rivers. We did not take it in the Saluda. 



